Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said even though India's options have increased, Russia will remain the country's "most important" defence partner as Moscow offered to fully manufacture in this country one of its most advanced helicopters.
Financials declined amid profit taking while energy shares fell after the government hiked excise duty on transport fuels.
Sensex closed over 118 points down on Thursday.
Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
The Akash weapon system, which will be deployed facing the western borders, employs command to line of sight guidance and relies on sophisticated radars and control systems to guide the missile to its targets.
50 years ago, on April 1, 1968, Tata Consultancy Services -- now India's leading IT company -- was born. The foundation for TCS was laid by Faqir Chand Kohli whose life touched directly or indirectly many, many, Indians, says Shivanand Kanavi.
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
Most of the index heavyweights are yet to declare their results.
Tata Motors, ONGC, HDFC and TCS were the top gainers.
The benchmark Nifty rallied 1,000 points or 17% from 7,000 in 78 trading sessions since May 12, till date to surpass the 8,000 mark.
Committee set up by state govt considering reduction in rates
Weakness in Infosys, L&T and Hindalco cap index gains.
Over lunch with Jyoti Mukul, Banmali Agrawala, president and CEO, GE South Asia, discusses how GE is transforming itself into a digital industrial company.
If Jatin Singh is right in the long run and his morphed business can help reduce farmer distress, Skymet will provide a service of far more value from where it began
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
The good news is that within the first 14 months, orders for manufacturing and commissioning of the entire 88,537 Mw capacity for the 12th Plan have been placed, according to the Central Electricity Authority, the country's apex power planning body.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
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The 30-share Sensex ended 117 points higher at 26,560 and the 50-share Nifty gained 31 points to end at 7,936.
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
The 30-share Sensex is up 253 points at 29,263 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 68 points at 8,829.
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
Nifty ends above 8,400; TCS, HDFC surge 2%, Bajaj Auto dips 2%.
Investors remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
An exercise to rationalise coal linkages which will optimize transport of coal and reduce cost of power is underway.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended in line with their larger counterparts and closed marginally up 0.2% and 0.4%, each
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
The 30-share Sensex ended 50 points lower at 28,112 and the 50-share Nifty declined 12 points to close at 8,531.
The broader markets were marginally higher with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 0.1-0.4 per cent on the BSE.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.
Investor sentiment got a boost following remarks from the Russian President Putin that allayed fears of an imminent military conflict in Ukraine
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 46 points at 26,360 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points at 7,891.
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